Matthew Perry ’s live-in assistant, two doctors and a woman dubbed the “ ketamine queen” are among the five people indicted and charged in the investigation into the actor’s death, which unearthed a “broad underground criminal network,” a coalition of law enforcement agencies announced at a press conference in L.A. on Thursday.
Jasveen Sangha, the 41-year-old woman prosecutors refer to as “the ketamine queen,” and Salvador Plasencia, also known as “Dr. P.,” who worked as a physician at an urgent care center, are the lead defendants in the case. Sangha is accused of maintaining a “stash house” in North Hollywood where thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs were discovered when a warrant was executed there in March, according to a superseding indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The two are charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, altering and falsifying records related to a federal investigation and other charges. Both were arrested and taken into custody Thursday morning, according to authorities. Related Stories
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The Friends star’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, along with Eric Fleming, who has been described as a friend of Perry’s and a street drug dealer, and a second doctor, Mark Chavez, have accepted lower charges during court dates in August. Plasencia was working with Dr. Chavez to obtain ketamine, which he would then provide to Iwamasa, who would then inject the ketamine into Perry. From September 2023 until his Oct. 28, 2023 death, the three worked to distribute approximately 20 vials of ketamine to Perry for $55,000, authorities said on Thursday.
“These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” Estrada said at a Thursday press conference. “They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr. Perry, but they did it anyway. In […]
Matthew Perry Death Probe Brings Charges Against His Assistant, Two Doctors and “Ketamine Queen”
